Scissor Lifts

The scissor lift or table lift, is a mechanical industrial lift that may be customized to be utilized in retail, wholesale, manufacturing and production settings. Industrialized scissor lifts have been used primarily within production and manufacturing facilities for many decades to successfully elevate and lower materials, people and other equipment. The scissor lift is a platform with wheels that operates like a forklift. It is handy for tasks that require the mobility and rate of transporting people and materials into the air.

Scissor lifts can reach anywhere from 6.5 to 18.8 meters or 21 to 62 feet when completely extended. It is not like other designs of forklifts that employ a straight support to elevate its platform, rather it has folding supports directly below the platform that come together to stretch the platform upwards. Available with either an electric or hydraulic motor, the scissor lift offers a uneven ride due to the lift's construction that keeps it from roaming with a regular velocity. Instead, it travels faster in the middle of its path and slows down with additional extension.

The original scissor lifts were first manufactured in the 1970's. Vast upgrades in safety and materials have been made since then, but the fundamental model is still accepted. A relative to the lift truck, the scissor lift grew to become well-known for its portability and effectiveness, also becoming standard as they were the only industrialized platforms that could be without difficulty retracted to fit into the corner of a room. They are most commonly utilized indoors from warehouses to automotive repair, these equipment function in many diverse worksites completing many different jobs.

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